Bill Tinsley, 62, a retired business executive who ran against current First Selectman Bill Davidson in 2009, will challenge Democratic Selectman Howard Lasser. Lasser will be running for first selectman with Davidson as his running mate for selectman.

The position of first selectman is up for grabs after Davidson, who has held that seat for four years, decided to seek election instead as a selectman this time.

"Marty Flynn and I will make a great team for all of Brookfield," Tinsley said in a party announcement. "Our vision for a sustainably vibrant and safe community transcends political boundaries -- it is about Brookfield and all of its residents.''

Besides the Board of Finance, on which he served from 2003 to 2011, Tinsley also served on the town school board and was elected its vice chairman, has extensive involvement in various civic organizations.

Tinsley and his wife, Mary, a Brookfield native, are the parents of five children, three adult sons and a daughter, as well as a son who died in 2010, and three grandsons.

Flynn, known in town as "Mr. Moderator" due to his "steady-handed" moderation of many town meetings, has lived in town with his wife, Carol, and their children, Sean and Samantha, since 1997. He has been on the Zoning Board of Appeals for nine years and previously served on the Water Pollution Control Authority.

"Our apparent opponents, Lasser and Davidson, have put Brookfield on a tax, spending, debt and unfunded liabilities trajectory that is unsustainable and harmful to our future qualify of life," Tinsley said.

"Marty and I intend to lead the correction. We will exercise professional managerial control over our operating expenses. We will prioritize needs over wants with respect to infrastructure development and maintenance," Tinsley said. "And, we will have a real, executable plan for the appropriate economic development of our commercial zones, especially at the Four Corners and Federal Road between Route 133 and Route 7."